hitman
Paid murder professional
A hitman is a person hired to kill someone—a professional murderer working for pay.
The term appears frequently in crime fiction and news about organized crime: The mob boss sent a hitman to silence the witness.
Also spelled hit man.
A hitman's assignment is a hit.
One who causes death
- assassinPaid murderer of targets
- gunmanArmed violent person
- sniperConcealed precision shooter
- murdererOne who unlawfully kills
executioner · enforcer · liquidator · triggerman · shooter · slayer · hitwoman · eliminator
Disorderly, aggressive crowd
- mafiaCriminal organization using intimidation
- syndicateCombined group pursuing shared interest
- cartelPrice-fixing coalition
- gangsterCriminal organization member
boss · don · capo · crime family · organized crime · racketeering · enforcer · outfit
Sound-dampening gun attachment
- suppressorDevice that inhibits output
- garroteStrangling implement
- poisonHarmful ingested substance
- sniper rifleScoped firearm for distant targets
pistol · clean kill · staged accident · close range · long range · untraceable · disposal · alibi
Object of pursuit
- markVisible impression or sign
- jobPaid position of employment
- assignmentAllocated work or duty
- commissionPayment for services rendered
client · payment · fee · bounty · contract · operation · briefing · terms
Intentionally concealed
- undetectedNot discovered yet
- shadowLight blocked by object
- ghostApparition of the dead
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
alias · incognito · anonymous · low profile · untraceable · disappear · evasion · surveillance
killer
One who causes death
murderer · executioner · enforcer · liquidator · triggerman · shooter · slayer · hitwoman · eliminator · cleaner
mob
Disorderly, aggressive crowd
- mafiaCriminal organization using intimidation
- syndicateCombined group pursuing shared interest
- cartelPrice-fixing coalition
gangster · boss · don · capo · crime family · organized crime · racketeering · enforcer · outfit · kingpin
silencer
Sound-dampening gun attachment
- suppressorDevice that inhibits output
- garroteStrangling implement
- poisonHarmful ingested substance
sniper rifle · pistol · clean kill · staged accident · close range · long range · untraceable · disposal · alibi · getaway
target
Object of pursuit
- markVisible impression or sign
- jobPaid position of employment
- assignmentAllocated work or duty
commission · client · payment · fee · bounty · contract · operation · briefing · terms · price
covert
Intentionally concealed
- undetectedNot discovered yet
- shadowLight blocked by object
- ghostApparition of the dead
disguise · alias · incognito · anonymous · low profile · untraceable · disappear · evasion · surveillance · infiltration
- accomplicesaccomplice, accessory, co-conspirator, abettor, collaborator
- Assassinsassassin, John Wilkes Booth, Lee Harvey Oswald, Brutus, Jack Ruby
- organized crimemafia, mob, the mob, syndicate, crime syndicate
- hired killersassassin, sicario, contract killer, hired gun, gun for hire
- Traffickingdrug trafficking, trafficking, trafficker, drug smuggling, smuggling
- mystery fictionwhodunit, whodunnit, sleuth, murder mystery, detective novel